Models tested:
- 2008 Jaguar XJ6 D - $154,900
Model range: $154,900 to $234,900
When Jaguar released their famous E-Type in 1961 Enzo Ferrari called it “The most beautiful car ever made”.
Not only was it drop dead gorgeous (still is) but also, the E-Type was a genuine 150mph sports car, which retailed for thousands less than anything from Porsche or Ferrari at the time.
A TV commercial in the United States agreed with Enzo and described the car perfectly:
“This is no ordinary motor car, this is the Jaguar E-Type, a concept so beautiful it has been displayed in the Museum of Modern Art.
A concept so strong its forbears won the “24-hour Le Mans Grand Prix of Endurance “five times”.
It is what Bach was to music, what Rodin was to sculpture.
The Jaguar E-Type, the highest expression of automotive art”
But if you’re thinking, well that’s old news and Jags have been out-styled by the competition from Germany these days, then not only would you be part of a minority but you’re most probably a citizen of Germany!
That’s right. In 2007, the worlds biggest selling car magazine, German title, Auto Motor und Sport and 16,000 of their loyal readers, named the Jaguar XJ as the ‘Most Beautiful Luxury Saloon’ in the world. The victory was all the more sweet, given the competition from Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz.
Jaguar is a company steeped in eighty years of tradition and a lot of that time, on a racetrack.
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